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Stocking Report

Splake stocking in New York

185 recorded stockings, 12 waters, averaging 8.02" at release, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation records. Every water links to its own page.

Latest recorded stocking: November 2025

When splake goes in

65% of recorded stockings happen in May.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. 25%Apr
  5. 65%May
  6. 3%Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. 4%Oct
  11. 2%Nov
  12. Dec

Share of all recorded splake stockings in New York, by calendar month. Stocking does not guarantee fish are present. Check current regulations and access before you go.

States run two very different stocking calendars. We looked at all 114,145 records to work out why.

Where splake gets stocked in New York

WaterCountyStockingsFishLast recorded
Meacham LakeFranklin1944,070November 2025
Limekiln LakeHamilton1833,680November 2025
Thirteenth LakeWarren1721,980November 2025
Green PondFranklin164,690November 2025
Debar PondFranklin166,690May 2025
Connery PondEssex155,390May 2025
Little Long PondFranklin154,850April 2025
Saint Regis PondFranklin1528,780April 2025
West Caroga LakeFulton1567,400April 2025
North LakeHerkimer1437,900May 2024
Goose PondEssex134,500April 2025
Stillwater ReservoirHerkimer1216,800May 2025

See everything New York stocks in the full New York stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the New York fishing spot finder.

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, from its fish stocking lists on data.ny.gov.

Splake stocking in other states